Migration Observatory

ATAustria

Asylum applications, returns and — where the figure exists — sea arrivals.

Ranked 9 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications3,845 -39%

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out8,045

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Austria, by month

06251,2501,8752,500GMMLSN2026685202573020241,60006251,2501,8752,500GFMAMGLASOND2026685202573020241,600
What it shows

People lodging their first asylum application in the country, by month.

How to read it

These are first-time applications: repeat applications are excluded, because the total includes them and inflates the figures against the way they are usually quoted.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 July 2026·Download CSV
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First-time asylum applications in Austria, by month
Periodpeople
2023-086,685
2023-097,995
2023-109,710
2023-112,315
2023-122,350
2024-011,970
2024-021,885
2024-032,220
2024-042,030
2024-052,335
2024-061,655
2024-071,575
2024-081,545
2024-091,725
2024-102,205
2024-111,515
2024-121,600
2025-011,370
2025-02910
2025-03925
2025-041,010
2025-051,145
2025-06915
2025-071,285
2025-081,175
2025-091,195
2025-101,045
2025-11800
2025-12730
2026-01735
2026-02675
2026-03640
2026-04645
2026-05590
2026-06560
2026-07685

Returns in Austria: orders issued and returns carried out

06,25012,50018,75025,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued11,165Returns carried out8,04506,25012,50018,75025,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued11,165Returns carried out8,045
What it shows

Return orders issued by the authorities and returns actually carried out, by year.

How to read it

The two lines almost never meet. The gap between them is the share of orders that does not turn into a return, and neither figure alone shows it.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 December 2025·Download CSV
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Returns in Austria: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20142,480
20155,275
20166,095
20176,115
20187,405
20197,400
20205,005
20214,990
20225,875
20237,505
20247,220
20258,045

Sea arrivals in Austria, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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